Professional Beauty January/February 2020
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the<br />
EDUC ATORS<br />
I LOVE BEING ABLE TO<br />
EMPOWER WOMEN TO<br />
CHANGE THEIR LIVES<br />
AND PROVIDE A<br />
FULFILLING CAREER PATH.<br />
THERE IS NOTHING MORE<br />
SATISFYING THAN GIVING<br />
BACK TO THE<br />
COMMUNITY THAT HAS<br />
ALLOWED ME TO BUILD A<br />
BETTER LIFE FOR MY FAMILY.<br />
– Zara Naderi<br />
THERE IS HUGE GROWTH IN THE EDUCATOR MARKET<br />
SAYS ZARA NADERI. SHE DISCUSSES THE GOALS AND<br />
CHALLENGES FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.<br />
What does it mean to you to be an educator?<br />
“For me - transitioning into being a full time trainer came<br />
quite naturally. I have been an expert in permanent makeup<br />
for over 25 years and during that time this area of the market<br />
has seen huge growth in demand and and now in availability.<br />
When I first came to Australia in 1988 I was a single mum<br />
with no family to support me. I had brought my baby here<br />
with me all the way from Iran in the hopes of finding stability<br />
and safety in what was a very volatile time in my home<br />
country. Through my work with permanent makeup I was<br />
able to build a profitable career as well as comfortable life for<br />
myself and my child.<br />
Just like body tattoos, permanent makeup is an art form<br />
that requires great patience, passion, and practice. It is a<br />
skill that is developed over years of practice and having the<br />
right guidance and mentorship is vital in developing as an<br />
artist. I feel it is so important to support the next generation<br />
of women and to empower them the same way that I was<br />
back in 1988. For me being an educator is giving back to the<br />
community that empowered me to change my life.”<br />
How do you as an educator keep ahead of the<br />
game and up with the latest trends?<br />
”Personally I tend to travel a lot to find out what’s going on<br />
in the beauty market worldwide. Australia is so far away from<br />
other countries that it often takes a long time for beauty trends<br />
to reach us. Industry leading trainers don’t really travel all the<br />
way to Australia. So I like to travel to different conferences and<br />
workshops each year to stay up to date. This way I am able to offer<br />
my students the latest techniques and trends all in one place.<br />
During just the last five years, I have trained with some of<br />
the worlds leading artists including David Brow, Philipp Brow,<br />
Sviatoslav Otchenash and many others.<br />
I think it’s important for educators to support each other on a<br />
global scale. Many artists out there can become very protective of<br />
their techniques and try to trademark them but the reality is that<br />
the market is now large enough for everyone to share new styles<br />
and trends, and I love to be able to offer my students access to all<br />
the techniques I know.<br />
I also work closely with different high end beauty technology<br />
companies around the world including Germany. This allows<br />
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